Senior Skolkovo Official Cleared of Embezzlement Charges

Topic:Skolkovo: Russian 'Silicon Valley'

A senior Skolkovo manager accused of embezzling money allocated for developing the innovation center has been cleared of all charges and reinstated to the team, a Skolkovo Foundation spokesman said this week.

Over 50,000 Now Affected by Floods in Russia’s Far East

Topic:Russia’s Far East Flood

23/08/2013

Over 50,000 Now Affected by Floods in Russia’s Far East

Over 50,000 people have now been affected by devastating floods in Russia’s Far East, the country’s Far East Development Ministry said Friday.

Russian Who Went on Deadly Shooting Spree Gets Life Sentence

Topic:Shooting Spree in Belgorod

23/08/2013

Russian Who Went on Deadly Shooting Spree Gets Life Sentence

A Russian court sentenced the infamous Belgorod shooter who killed six people in a random shooting spree earlier this year to life imprisonment Friday.

Lawyers Want Community Service for Pussy Riot – Report

23/08/2013

Lawyers of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot are filing a petition to have their clients’ remaining jail time replaced with community service, a Russian daily reported Friday.

Mexican Carrier to Launch Sukhoi Superjet-100 Flights in Sept.

Topic:Sukhoi SuperJet 100

23/08/2013

Mexican Carrier to Launch Sukhoi Superjet-100 Flights in Sept.

Mexico’s Interjet airline will start commercial flights using Russian-made Sukhoi SuperJet-100 aircraft in September, the Mexican company has said.

In Rare Openness, China Microblogs Bo Xilai Trial

23/08/2013

Much of China was riveted to the stream of microblog updates from the trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai – even a TV anchorwoman on a live national program checked her cellphone for the latest posting.

Ukraine-EU Deal to Entail Protective Measures – Putin

23/08/2013

The Moscow-led Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan may have to use protective measures should Ukraine sign an association agreement with the European Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Russian Authorities Have 'No Info' on Missing Cuban Sprinter

23/08/2013

The whereabouts of a top Cuban hurdler who fled his team at the Moscow world athletics championships earlier this month remained a mystery Friday with the Russian Federal Migration Service claiming it could not shed any light on the situation.

Russian Navy Hovercraft Rams Into Crowded Beach

22/08/2013

A Russian Zubr (“Bison”) hovercraft, the largest type of military hovercraft in the world, on Sunday ploughed into a Kaliningrad Region beach filled with dozens of sunbathers, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported.

Number of Syrian Child Refugees Tops 1 Mln – UN

Topic:Protests in Syria

23/08/2013

Number of Syrian Child Refugees Tops 1 Mln – UN

Two UN agencies say the number of registered child refugees fleeing Syria's violence has topped the 1 million mark.

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In a woodland setting on the banks of a New Hampshire lake, the sounds of summer camp waft through the air as counselors sing songs and put on skits, lake water splashes during a morning dip, and – there’s one more added extra – kids take math lessons. But not just any old math instruction, this is math taught the Russian way.

For the Win – Russia Triumphs in Tank Biathlon

Russia’s latest military invention – a tank biathlon pitting ex-Soviet states against each other – is an assault on the senses, especially on hearing.

‘Crazy Russian Girls’ Bring Russian Old World Flavor to US Heartland

A couple of self-described “Crazy Russian Girls” have opened an authentic Russian bakery in, of all places, Bennington, Vermont, a tribute to an intense family history that dates back to the Soviet era.

Russia Gay Laws Cheered by US Conservatives

Politics, it has been said, makes strange bedfellows. Now, as US gay rights groups protest against Russia’s new laws on homosexuality, conservatives across America have quietly begun to align themselves with the Russian government in a rare union that defies a long history of animosity.

Lezginka Legend Brings Dance of Dagestan to US

Anatoliy Vartanian was one of the most famous lezginka dancers in Dagestan. Now he’s teaching the native dance of the Caucasus region to young children in the United States, whose immigrant parents want to maintain their cultural ties.

Navalny’s Co-Defendant: Corrupt Biznes-man or Collateral Damage?

This week, a little-known Russian business consultant named Pyotr Ofitserov finally took his eldest daughter on a long-promised visit to Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery. They squeezed in the outing between errands on Tuesday afternoon, as Thursday Ofitserov expects to be jailed for up to five years.

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13:07Over 50,000 Now Affected by Floods in Russia’s Far East

13:01Russian Authorities Have 'No Info' on Missing Cuban Sprinter

12:53Senior Skolkovo Official Cleared of Embezzlement Charges

12:41F1: Russian Whiz Kid Sirotkin Signs Swiss Deal - Report

12:19Lawyers Want Community Service for Pussy Riot – Report

11:43Russian Who Went on Deadly Shooting Spree Gets Life Sentence

10:53In Rare Openness, China Microblogs Bo Xilai Trial

10:46Mexican Carrier to Launch Sukhoi Superjet-100 Flights in Sept.

10:28Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, August 23, 2013

09:39Number of Syrian Child Refugees Tops 1 Mln – UN

08:36UN Urges Probe into Alleged Nerve Gas Attack in Syria

07:56Two Police Vehicles Damaged in North Caucasus Explosion

06:44Russian, Chinese PMs Agree on Flood Assistance

04:05Ukraine-EU Deal to Entail Protective Measures – Putin

02:03Illegal Moscow Migrant Camp’s Suspected Organizers Charged

00:32Russian-American Firm Almaz Capital Expands in Silicon Valley

00:21Main News of August 22

23:15Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk, Unfold Russian Flag in Space

22:47Arms Dealer Bout Urges US Court to Reverse Conviction

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